What is the difference between Todoist and Taskade?

Todoist is best for Individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager, while Taskade is best for Teams wanting AI-powered task management with mind maps. Todoist starts at Free and Taskade starts at Free.

Is Todoist or Taskade cheaper?

Todoist starts at Free with a free tier. Taskade starts at Free with a free tier.

Is there a free alternative to Taskade?

Both Todoist and Taskade offer free tiers.

Todoist vs Taskade

Todoist is task management app with natural language input, labels, filters, and cross-platform sync, while Taskade is AI-enhanced workspace for tasks, notes, mind maps, and real-time collaboration. Todoist is built for individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager, whereas Taskade targets teams wanting ai-powered task management with mind maps.

At a glance

	Todoist	Taskade
Best for	Individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager	Teams wanting AI-powered task management with mind maps
Starting price	Free	Free
Free tier	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
AI Agent	—	✓
Filters	✓	—
Karma System	✓	—
Labels	✓	—
Mind Maps	—	✓
Natural Language	✓	—
Templates	—	✓
Video Chat	—	✓

Todoist

Strengths

Natural language input lets you type tasks in plain English and auto-parse dates and priorities
Flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way
Free for 5 active projects — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 19+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Migrating existing projects from another tool can be time-consuming
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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Taskade

Strengths

Built-in AI agent can draft responses, summarize threads, and surface action items
Includes Mind Maps as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows
Free for 3 projects — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Includes video chat alongside the core feature set — fewer separate tools needed

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Migrating existing projects from another tool can be time-consuming
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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The bottom line

Pricing: Both tools offer free tiers, so you can test each before committing. Todoist's free plan: Free for 5 active projects. Taskade's free plan: Free for 3 projects.

Feature gaps: Todoist offers Filters, Karma System and Labels that Taskade lacks. Taskade brings AI Agent, Mind Maps and Templates that Todoist does not have.

Team fit: Todoist is geared toward individual users and small setups, while Taskade is aimed at small teams teams. Pick the one that matches where your team is today and where it is headed — migrating tools later is always painful.

Where each tool shines: Todoist's biggest strengths are: natural language input lets you type tasks in plain english and auto-parse dates and priorities. flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way. Taskade's biggest strengths are: built-in ai agent can draft responses, summarize threads, and surface action items. includes mind maps as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows.

Watch out for: With Todoist, users commonly note that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade. With Taskade, the main complaint is that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade.

Choose Todoist if...

You need a tool built for individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager
You specifically need Filters and Karma System
You care about flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way
Your team size fits the individuals profile Todoist is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 5 active projects

Choose Taskade if...

Your profile matches its sweet spot: teams wanting ai-powered task management with mind maps
You specifically need AI Agent and Mind Maps
You care about includes mind maps as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows
Your team size fits the small teams profile Taskade is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 3 projects